Nikopol reels under Russian shelling; five hospitalized, fire reported
Russian forces launched an artillery strike on Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Monday, Jan. 27, injuring five people, according to regional governor Serhiy Lysak.
"The occupiers have been shelling Nikopol since the morning," Lysak said, adding that the attack caused a fire and damaged an industrial facility. The injured men, aged 30 to 39, have been hospitalized, he noted.
Earlier on Jan. 27, Lysak reported that Russian forces had attacked Nikopol district with Grad multiple-launch rocket systems and heavy artillery. Additionally, the region came under drone strikes, with Ukrainian air defenses shooting down 13 UAVs overnight.
In the city of Dnipro, three residential buildings were damaged, and a fire broke out in one of them.
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russian troops deployed a total of 104 drones overnight. Air defense forces shot down 57 Shahed drones, while 39 decoys were lost to radar tracking.
The attacks caused damage to critical infrastructure in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and the city of Sumy.
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